Shape spotlights celebrity manicurist Tom Bachik and why pearly polishes are all the rage with his A-list clientele: “They look good on any skin tone,” he tells the magazine. To wear the pearly trend, try using shimmery pearl shades on short, oval-shaped nails.

Elle’s It List for February spotlights some of the boldest new beauty products for eyes, lips, skin, and nails. OPI’s hot orange shade Y’all Come Back Ya Hear? from the Texas-inspired collection is the perfect statement-making shade for the season.

Shape is forecasting fun, sunny colors for fingertips and toes this spring. “Nails are the one place you can feel comfortable going wild with color—especially a neon yellow,” says Angi Wingle, a CND educator and manicurist.

On the final evening of the 2010 Miss Hungary competition, there were 32 contestants left — and all of them carried their CND totebags prominently on the stage. As sponsor of the November 28 event — which was televised in the region — CND gave the Miss Hungary competitors polishes (including 12 Colour & Effects polishes), spa tool kits, and CND T-shirts.

Congratulations to Maya Abbedissen, who won the National Bulgarian Championship in Nail Design in November. Her impressive first place win in the Gel Nails category allows her the opportunity to compete in the gel category at the World Championship in Dusseldorf, Germany, in March. She will be representing the country of Bulgaria and compete using Entity One Gel Technology.